Word: sale
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Since North American's manufacturing division has a backlog of $9,300,000 in orders, anticipates many more and made a profit of $460,000 before taxes last year, it obviously is more valuable a property than Eastern and for nearly a year Eastern has been unofficially for sale...
...floor of the New York Stock Exchange one morning this week the gong bonged as usual at 10 a. m., opening the day's trading. Slowly the ticker tapped out the first sale-100 shares of Lehman Corp. at $25.50 per share. The market was dull. Suddenly the bell rang again, bringing trading to a sharp halt. As a man the hushed brokers turned toward the rostrum to hear an astounding announcement: the firm of Richard Whitney & Co. was unable to meet its obligations...
...difficult to find reasons for Mr. Whitney's downfall in the light of his integrity and personal success. One report says his house violated the Martin Act, which regulates the sale of stocks and bonds; another, that the charges to be preferred against him involve his connection with a liquor concern, in which he held 12,000 shares. Obviously, it is unfair to judge his business or himself until he has had a chance to speak at the March 17 hearing. But what happens to Mr. Whitney and his firm will not be remembered so much as what their failure...
...advertising agency," and retaining a monopoly. Circulated in Washington was the story that when offered a fat contract for a series of daily broadcasts. John Nance Garner had replied: "What Jack Garner thinks isn't worth a nickel and what the Vice President thinks is not for sale...
...rule: each round-lot short sale must be made at a price above the last sale-a minimum increase of one-eighth of a point a share...